Bob Perelman
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Bob Perelman is an American poet, critic, editor
and teacher. He is often associated with the Language School
group of poets. Perelman is Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania
.
, was published in 1975
. His many works since then include The First World (1986), Face Value (1988), Captive Audience (also 1988), and Virtual Reality (1993). In 1999, his selected poems were published under the title Ten to One.
Perelman's critical work often focuses on poetry and modernism
and he is the author of several scholarly volumes including The Trouble with Genius (1994) and The Marginalization of Poetry: Language Writing and Literary History (1996). Perelman had been involved in various editing projects, including Writing/Talks (1985), a volume which featured talks given by poets in a series Perelman curated in San Francisco in the 1970s.
Perelman has an M.A.
in Classics
from the University of Michigan
, an M.F.A.
from the Iowa Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa
, and a Ph.D from the University of California at Berkeley.
Plays
Non-fiction
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and teacher. He is often associated with the Language School
Language poets
The Language poets are an avant garde group or tendency in United States poetry that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s...
group of poets. Perelman is Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
.
Life and work
Bob Perelman's first book Braille, a series of "improvisations" inspired by William Carlos WilliamsWilliam Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams was an American poet closely associated with modernism and Imagism. He was also a pediatrician and general practitioner of medicine, having graduated from the University of Pennsylvania...
, was published in 1975
1975 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* With the 1974, fall of the dictatorship in Greece, poets, authors and intellectuals who had fled after the coup of 1967 returned, and this year many began publishing in that country.* Brick Books, a...
. His many works since then include The First World (1986), Face Value (1988), Captive Audience (also 1988), and Virtual Reality (1993). In 1999, his selected poems were published under the title Ten to One.
Perelman's critical work often focuses on poetry and modernism
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
and he is the author of several scholarly volumes including The Trouble with Genius (1994) and The Marginalization of Poetry: Language Writing and Literary History (1996). Perelman had been involved in various editing projects, including Writing/Talks (1985), a volume which featured talks given by poets in a series Perelman curated in San Francisco in the 1970s.
Perelman has an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, an M.F.A.
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
from the Iowa Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, and a Ph.D from the University of California at Berkeley.
Selected publications
Poetry- Braille, Ithaca House Press (Ithaca, NY), 1975.
- Seven Works, Figures (Berkeley, CA), 1978.
- a.k.a, Tuumba Press (Berkeley, CA), 1979.
- Primer, This Press (San Francisco), 1981.
- To the Reader, Tuumba Press, 1984.
- The First World, Figures (Great Barrington, MA), 1986.
- Face Value, Roof Press (New York), 1988.
- Captive Audience, Figures, 1988.
- Virtual Reality, Roof Press, 1993.
- Ten to One: Selected Poems, Wesleyan University Press (Middletown, CT), 1999.
- Playing Bodies, in collaboration with painter Francie Shaw, (N. Y.: Granary Books, 2003).
- IFLIFE (New York: Roof Books, 2006).
Plays
- The Alps (produced in San Francisco, 1980), published in Hills (Berkeley, CA), 1980.
Non-fiction
- Writing/Talks, Southern Illinois University Press (Carbondale), 1985. (Editor)
- The Trouble with Genius: Reading Pound, Joyce, Stein, and Zukovsky, University of California PressUniversity of California PressUniversity of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
(Berkeley), 1994. - The marginalization of poetry: Language writing and literary history, Princeton University PressPrinceton University Press-Further reading:* "". Artforum International, 2005.-External links:* * * * *...
, 1996. ISBN 9780691021386 - (contributor) The Grand Piano: An Experiment in Collective Autobiography. (Detroit, MI: Mode A/This Press, 2006 — ongoing). ISBN 978-0-9790198-0-7
External links
- Perelman Author Homepage at Electronic Poetry CenterElectronic Poetry CenterThe Electronic Poetry Center, sponsored by various departments at SUNY Buffalo, is an online resource for digital poetry. It was founded in 1995 by Loss Pequeño Glazier and Charles Bernstein, making it one of the oldest resources for poetry on the World Wide Web...
- Audio-files at PENNSound
- Poems on-line in the DCPoetry Anthology link to three of Perelman's poems: "Postcard Poetics", "Driving to the Philadelphia Poetry Festival at the Free Library", and "Here 2"
- Feature: Bob Perelman at Jacket Magazine
- A discussion of Bob Perelman’s book The Marginalization of Poetry Readings and responses to Perelman’s book by Ron SillimanRon SillimanRon Silliman is an American poet. He has written and edited over 30 books, and has had his poetry and criticism translated into 12 languages. He is often associated with language poetry. Between 1979 and 2004, Silliman wrote a single poem, The Alphabet...
, Ann LauterbachAnn LauterbachAnn Lauterbach is an American poet, essayist, and professor. Her most recent poetry collection is Or to Begin Again , a 2009 National Book Award finalist. Her other honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, the John D. and Catherine C. MacArthur...
, Juliana SpahrJuliana SpahrJuliana Spahr is an American poet, critic, and editor. She is the recipient of the 2009 Hardison Poetry Prize awarded by the Folger Shakespeare Library to honor a U.S...
, Steve Evans, Bob Perelman, and Kate LilleyKate Lilley-Early life:Kate Lilley was born in Perth, Western Australia and moved to Sydney with her family. She is the daughter of writers Dorothy Hewett and Merv Lilley....
, with Perelman’s counter-response. - The Grand Piano website devoted to the 10 volumes of "Collective Autobiography" by 10 of the so-called "West Coast" group of Language poets, including Perelman, which began serial publication in November 2006.
- The marginalization of poetry: Language writing and literary history at Google Books